SOME NEW
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OUR HEDGE!
Conr. 1940), Wake Esin
December 11, 1940.
Wednesday,
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By Walt Disney
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Jane Austen's Immortal Novel on the Screen
RESUME
Since marriage is a girl's only career in the 1800's, Mrs. Bennet, mother of five marriageable daughters-Elizabeth, Jane, Mary, Lydia and Kitty-campaigns like a general to capture two rich London bachelors, Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley, for her two elder girls. Jane and Rispley fall in love at first sight; but Darcy's arrogant pride prejudices Elizabeth
Bingley's sister invites Jane io call. against him.
Mrs. Dennet ta cestatie; she forces Jane to make the trip on horseback despite pouring rain, praying that the weather will delay her return home. Jane catches cold and remains at the Dingley's for a werke. Charles Bingley is enchanted with her. fle glues a garden party celebrating her recovery. Elizabeth again meets Darcy. Despite his charm and evident Interest, his arroganer enrages her, particularly his refusal to meet Mr. Wickham, her sister Lydia's friend. Elizabeth la further infuriated by Miss Bingley's supercilious con- descension.
Chapter Three
PRIDE BECOMES PREJUDICE
At dusk, the guests gathered in the drawing room for musle und refreshments, Elizabeth had avoid- ed Darcy on Miss Bingley since their encounter on the archery Held. Yet, she found no comfort Indoors. She remained on sidelines with, her,
her
the
heart
with cmbment for
ponan hetzelf. Nothing could hirn and stop Mrs. Bernel's repeated crles of delight at the splendour of Mr. Bingley's hospitality, nor could anyone hush her whispered vel distinct remarks anent that gentle man's pre-occupation with Jane.
Elizabeth seized her father's arm In despair. Her sister Mary, whose vocalizing set the Bennet family on edge at home, was succumb.ng to her mother's insistence that she sing. Mr. Bennet groaned nloud as Mary, with much simpering and suriseying, took her place at the plano and began her dismal war- blink.
Song fallowed, song, until, prod- ded by Elizabeth, Mr. Bennet for- bade Mary to sing any longer.
Elizabeth, her cheeks hot, made for the
the refreshment room. At one #lance she toul in the picture of her sisters, Lydia and Kiy, at the punchbowl, surrounded by flashly young officers.
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She rushed back to the drawing in despair. Her mother's voice sounded clear and distinct, Mrs. Bennett wan holding court at one side of the room, repeating for the benefit of all and sundry, Mr. Bingley had not, even for, the briefest moment, relaxed his de- voted attentons to her Jane.
that
Elizabeth wheeled about at the sound of another strident volce, Her cousin, Mr. Collins, was seated In conversation with her dearest friend, Charlotte Lucas. But it WAS one-sided discussion, with the clergyman booming away about the marvellous condescension of Lady de Bourgh, patroness of his parish. She was so condescend- ingly charming, she even permitted him to greet her, he cried,
Elizabeth made for the terrace as one trying to awaken from a bad dream. Miss Bingley intercepted
her.
· “Let' mo 'congratulate you, Miss Eliza,"
Carolinu. Aneered venom- ously.
""ōn what?” faltered Elizabeth.
"On your family. A talented young singer. A cousin distin guished for his wit and important
tions.
Twe young ainters
left her two weeks no, your grnel- uus Aunt was enjoying the best at health"
Disdaining to reply, Darcy" bow- el to Elizabeth and strode off,
"Oh, Mr. Collins," cried Eliza- beth
in angulah. "Why did you give him the opportunity to snub you like that. You should never have introduced yourself.
"Snub me?
demanded Collins. "Why he
ceived
me with the heartiest condescension. Ile's very Bke his Aunt" and thus pro- testing, he followed her into the drawing room.
Darcy returned to the
terrace
In an effort to enim his thoughts. Miss Bingley found him there.
"Goodness, Mr. Darcy." she ex- claimed, simulating surprise. "What
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Adapted from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
by
GERTRUDE GELBIN
the columns and sobbed out her heart.
Darcy found her there.
"Is there something I can do?" he asked with deep concern.
clic
You can allow me to make a fool af myself alone," she sald tersely. "Isn't that what I did tils afternoon when I defended Mr. Wickham at the archery field?" "I rather admire what you di this afternoon," he answered quiet- ly. "Your resentment at what you believed an infustlee showed cour- age and loyalty. I wish I might possess a friend who defended me as ably as Mr. Wickham was de fended to-day.
Elizabeth stared at him through her tears. There was no question- ing the man's sincerity.
"You're very puzzling, Mr. Dar- ey," she sail, at length. "At this moment it is difBeult to belleve yuu are so arrogant and proud."
He smiled tenderly. "And, at the moment, it is difficult to be- He lieve you are so prejudiced." put out his hand Impulsively. "What do you say we wipe the stale clean and start again, Miss Eliza- beth?"
her answer, Belore she could mother's voice floated out to the terrace,
"I must insist on your looking at June and Mr. Hingley." Mrs. Bennet was exclalming,
"That week she was at Netherfield completed the conquest. Wasn't it clever of me to send her over in the rain-"
Elizabeth flushed in an agony of shame.
The gay, sensitive smile which lund been warning Darcy's visage foded.
me-" sbe
Mrs. Bennet's voice salled out to them again, but before either could discern her words, Elizabeth col- lected herself.
you'll excuse began brokenly.
"Permit me to take you inside,”
led coldly. replied Curned to
the door', As they Kitty stumbled drunkenly out of the house, Lydin, screaming hilarl- ously, followed, a veritable parade of roaring officers at her heels.
Elizabeth stepped back in ulter dismay.
he
Through the open door came Mr. Bingley's voice calling partners to dance the Highland real.
"Such a gay dance, the reel--" she pleaded desperately to Darcy. Ho nodded frigidly. "Allow me to take
you to the drawing room, Miss Elizabeth. There must be many young men there wishing to
She held
danco with your her tears, and are the toast of the officers with head high, preceded him into the house. They had advanced but
who is
is a most
mess. A mother analist: to say
diverting nothing of your own dexterity with
the bow and arrow. Such an in-
Leresting and accomplished family
and family is so important!" Elizabeth turned and ran, her
smarting with tears of chag byes) rin. Outside on the terrace, she lenned her hand against one of
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n tew stops, when her cousin, Mr. Collins, rushed up to them. "Mr. Darcy!" he cried. "Do you know that your aunt, Lady da Brough,
is my patron tone.
"Indeed? dendly.
Dat
"You will be happy to learn, Collins gushed on. fthats when of
start you gave me. I had 'no idea you were out here."
"I was just-just seeing if every- thing was all right, you know."
"How thoughtful of you," she murmured.
There ensued several seconds of silence.
to talk "Mr. Darcy-I'd like
Bennet giri, to you about that Jane. I thought Charles was hav- ing only a little flirtation-but he seems to be taking it seriously. Can you believe it? He actually sad something to me about mar- riage. Marriage
Darcy started. "I take it that match you would regard such a as unsuitable?"
"Unsuitable? But, Mr. Darcy, It's impossible. Absolutely impos- sible!"
He was lost in thought. Finally, he raised unhappy eyes to her face. "You're right," he said slow- ly
"It's mad-but-all the same it's a question of deep feel-
let him have his deep
"But let him have them about someone he can marry."
"es" she cried.
Darcy stored ahead of him, his eyes dark and brooding. Such quick, spirit, such life, such flame-like quality," he said, speak- ing aloud his thoughts of Eliza- beth.
Miss Bingley looked at him in astonishment. "Jane Bennet flame- like?"
Her tone and question brought Darcy to himself and shook off the claim of his inner thoughts. "Well-1 inean-I Incan Miss June's a very beautiful girl."
"Oh, I agree," she answered quickly, Fretty as you can make them. But after all, There are plenty of
girls pretty PC have
vulgar girls who mothers and uncles in trade; and a row of unpresentable sisters. Hap- piness doesn't depend on choosing a wife with law connections. On the contrary,"
The painful detalls of the eve- ning came sharply to mind, at her words. Darcy straightened up sud- denly and when he spoke, his voice was harsh and cold, "You're right. A man has no right to play with One has his duty to his
Bre. (y-his rank-his position."
I'm sure it's not a case of love 00 her part," Miss - Bingley cried. "Oh, Mr. Darcy. Do go and suve Charles at once. Tell him he must be sensible. Your word will have
more influence with him than anything".
He nodded. "We're like a pair of conspirators," ho concluded grimly. "We're plotting the mur- der of a man's feelings. Well," ho sighed, "seeing it has to be done, let's do it quickly.".
And with arm stops, they re entered the hot-s,
Will Darcy convince Bingley to retinguish a Jane? What about his old feelings for Elizabeth? Read -morrow's chapter
WALT DISNEY.
YESTERDAY'S HISTORY
FOR TO-DAY
Often the complaint is heard that too many of our public leaders appeal to the records of history for inspira- tion, comforting parallel, and guidance in those stressful days. People object that it is useless now to recall the deeds of Drake, Frobisher, Welling- ton, Nelson, or to recount the failures of Napoleon or of Wilhelm. Weapons are dif- ferent, they say, the 'charac- ter of warfare is different. and so historical parallels do nothing but confuse and de- lude the public.
There is some reason in these complaints. The ten- dency to look backward in- stead of forward has long been a weakness of westerri democracies, in comparison with the practice of the dicta- torship. Too much reliance on the tactics and military thought of the past has some- times proved tragic-it played its part in France's collapse- but it has, in spite of all this, been demonstrated again and
again that there are two un- shakcable reasons why the appeal to history should not always play us false. One of these reasons is geography: the other is heredity. The in- fluence of these things cannot be shattered by blitzkrieg, tank or bomber.
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The great men of the past, the Nelsons and the Welling- tous, and those who served under them, bequeathed us not only a great tradition, but their own qualities of courage and determination. Other peoples within the British Commonwealth have their own heroes, their own honoured ancestors, and their deeds still inspire, their blood lives on. Indeed, the nation that forgets its heroes is in danger of losing its life.
History repeats itself, be- cause grandsons are like grandfathers, and because climate and physical geo- graphy are unchangeable een-
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tury by century. No matter how powers wax. and wane, islands and acas and con- tinents remain the same.
So It Is that the English Channel st separates England and France, whether It Is Hitler or Napoleon who is at Calais; The British Isles still stand sentinel over. Europe's northern coast, and Gibraltar over the entrance to the Mediterranean, as they did when Pill's blockade broke the Continental system.
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These are the truths of "blood" and earth" that have made the Empire great, and that will make it greater.
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